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Kanjōsan Castle
is the remains of a Muromachi period Japanese castle structure located in the city of Aioi, Hyōgo, Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Its ruins have been protected as a Monuments of Japan, National Historic Site as one of the Remains of Akamatsu-shi Castles, combining both Shirahata Castle and Okishio Castle, since 1996. Overview Kanjōsan Castle is located on the 250-meter Mount Kanjōsan, north of the center of Aioi city. The site is in the middle of a narrow valley of the Yanagawa River, north of the former main route of the San'yōdō highway running along the coast of the Seto Inland Sea with the San'in region on the Sea of Japan. This route is now Hyōgo Prefectural Road No. 5, whereas the modern San'yōdō highway and train tracks are located further south. The first fortification was built at this site sometime in the Kamakura period by the local Uryū clan. In 1333 Akamatsu clan under Akamatsu Norimura (1277-1350) the clan rose to prominence by siding with Emperor Go-D ...
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Aioi, Hyōgo
is a city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 28,208 in 13143 households and a population density of 310 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Aioi is located in southwestern Hyōgo Prefecture extending largely south to north. The city's northern region is mountainous, the southern region faces the Seto Inland Sea.The area around the urban center, with Mt. Minosan in the north, Mt. Tengadai in the east, and Mt. Miya in the west, is a basin surrounded by small mountains. Neighboring municipalities Hyōgo Prefecture * Akō * Tatsuno Climate Aioi has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Aioi is 15.0 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1519 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.0 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.6&nbs ...
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